Browsing by Subject "Malnutrition"
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Capacidade preditiva de métodos indiretos para identificação precoce de desnutrição em crianças e adolescentes com neoplasias malignas
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-08-09)Background: Malnutrition in pediatric oncology is considered common, and this diagnosis may be underestimated according to the evaluation method. Anthropometric indicators can be useful tools for the early diagnosis of ...
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Concentração plasmática da grelina total, grelina acetilada, leptina, GH e IGF-I em crianças e adolescentes com doença renal crônica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2009-07-29)Background The mechanisms responsible for the uraemic anorexia are poorly understood. In children and adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased levels of the orexigenic hormone ghrelin are often found. However, ...
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Desnutrição: conseqüências em longo prazo e efeitos da recuperação nutricional
(Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-12-01)POVERTY and malnutrition are still very high in slums. This condition is associated with poor sanitation and stunting. Studies in adolescents with stunting showed, high susceptibility to gain central fat, lower fat oxidation, ...
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Diarreia persistente: ainda um importante desafio para o pediatra
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2011-06-01)OBJECTIVE: To provide recent guidelines to reduce the incidence of diarrheal diseases. We discuss the definition, clinical aspects, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of persistent diarrhea. SOURCES: ...
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The double task of preventing malnutrition and overweight: a quasi-experimental community-based trial
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2013-03-09)Background: the Maternal-Child Pastoral is a volunteer-based community organization of the Dominican Republic that works with families to improve child survival and development. A program that promotes key practices of ...
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Early enteral nutrition therapy and mortality in a pediatric intensive care unit
(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2013-11-01)Objective: To assess the impact of early introduction of enteral nutrition therapy in reducing morbidity and mortality in pediatric intensive care unit.Methods: Search in the literature of the last 10 years, in English and ...
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Efeito da desnutrição protéica pré e pós-natal sobre a morfologia, a diferenciação e o metabolismo do tecido muscular estriado esquelético em ratos
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2008-06-01)OBJECTIVE: To study the contractile properties, metabolism and morphological characteristics of muscles submitted to prenatal and postnatal protein malnutrition. METHODS: Animals were distributed into two groups: Control, ...
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Effect of blood thiamine concentrations on mortality: Influence of nutritional status
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2018)Objective: To test the hypothesis that low blood thiamine concentrations in malnourished critically ill children are associated with higher risk of 30-d mortality. Methods: Prospective cohort study in 202 consecutively ...
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The effects of prenatal and postnatal malnutrition on the morphology, differentiation, and metabolism of skeletal striated muscle tissue in rats
(Soc Brasil Pediatria, 2008-05-01)Objective: To study the contractile properties, metabolism and. morphological characteristics of muscles submitted to prenatal and postnatal protein malnutrition.Methods: Animals were distributed into two groups: Control, ...
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Estado nutricional e prognóstico de crianças gravemente doentes
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010-02-24)Background & aims:the prognostic implications of severe disease-related malnutrition have not been clarifiedThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition on admission and whether this nutritional disorder ...
